Illinois Valley Times

There were 670 white students enrolled in Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 welcomed 872 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 roughly covers schools within Putnam County and has a main office in Granville.

Among the four schools in Putnam County Community Unit School District 535, Putnam County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 231 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	779	670	86%
2021	784	668	85.2%
2020	844	716	84.8%
2019	860	731	85%
2018	872	740	84.9%